Long reads – Page 216
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Analysis & Features
Poor summer washes £10m off ice cream
What a washout! Ice cream sales have melted away
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Nut butter up as health nuts seek protein
The nation is going nuts. Sales of nut butters have soared in 2015
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Conditioners clean up with new scents
The performance of fabric conditioners is a masterclass in restoring value
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Beard trend blunts razors and skincare
It’s perhaps no surprise that the rise of the beard is causing razor sales to lose their edge
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Oil prices slip as coconut enters top 10
Cooking oil, hair conditioner, teeth whitening… is there no end to coconut oil’s uses?
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Powerbrushes put the buzz into oral care
At last, reason to smile! “We’re on the verge of an oral care revolution…”
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Bitter winter brings boost for flu brand
Cold & flu medicine suppliers got their Scrooge-like wish in 2014/15
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£50m wiped off nappy and loo roll sales
Range rationalisation and the growth in own-label toilet paper are all fuelling change
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Purrfect! Pet food leaps on posh pouches
Who’s a good boy, then? Petcare is defying downturn and deflation
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Pasta goes off the boil while rice adds £5m
Nice and easy, that’s how consumers like their carbs
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Sauces in a stew as sales slump £40m
If the Dolmio puppets’ smiles have seemed a little forced this year, there’s good reason
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Chilli sauces turn up heat on ketchup
Table sauces are on the slide. The sector has put nearly £12m less through the tills in the past year, a 2.2% decline; condiments & pickles are also in bad shape, having lost 5.6%.
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Grocers enjoy condoms and lube growth
Brits want more in the bedroom. Just not necessarily more sex
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Brands chase impulse sales as juices sour
Lower-sugar products and smaller formats. That’s a way forward for juices & smoothies, say the sector’s biggest brands.
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Britvic tops CCE in battle of soft drinks
Pepsi is once again top of the pops after delivering 5.9% growth for Britvic
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Britvic tops CCE in battle of soft drinks
In growth terms, Pepsi is once again top of the pops
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Giants clash as bottled water booms
The UK soft drinks sector is a land of giants
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Analysis & Features
Giants clash as bottled water booms
The UK soft drinks sector is a land of giants